Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Three new phones from LG are coming to Verizon in the near future.
All three look to be pretty good phones. The LG Dare (pictured on the right) is somewhat of an iPhone clone, the LG Decoy feels a bit like a Nokia N95, and the LG Chocolate 3 is more ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
We thought it would be sometime next month, but the updated firmware for the N95-3 has been released today. Version 20.2.011 brings us:
Demand paging
Flash Lite 3 (in the browser!)
Web Run Time
Idle Screen Nokia Search
"Significant performace improvements"
I've played with it for a few minutes, and I can certainly vouch for the ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
It's long overdue, but it appears that the firmware update for the Nokia N95-3 will be here sometime within the next five weeks.
There's no word on new features, but it's presumed that it will have Flash Lite 3, Demand Paging, Web Runtime support, etc. Here is the official word from ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Transferring music to my Nokia N95 has always been a pain. With the release of the Nokia Music Client, things should get much easier.
It requires a Windows-based system and a compatible Nokia phone. The list of supported phones:
N95
N95 8GB
N82
5610 XpressMusic
N81
"more to come..."
I'm looking forward to giving it a try. I ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
According to the N-Gage Blog, N-Gage has officially gone live! The software is now available to download, and works on the Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95-1, N95 8GB and (according to The Symbian Blog) N95-3.
The current games include:
System Rush: Evolution
Asphalt 3: Street Rules
Brain Challenge
World Series of Poker Pro ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Firmware v20.0.016 for the N95 8GB is coming soon, and The Symbian Blog has posted information from the changelog. Some specifics:
Better gallery stability
Browser enhamcements
Automatic screen rotation (like the N82)
And much more. You can get full details at Symbian-Freak.
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, had some wild speculations about features for the original iPhone. He predicted two battery compartments, a slide-out keyboard and some other things, none of which happened.
He's at it again. Now he's predicting that the new iPhone coming this summer, which we know ...
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
The update hasn't been released yet, but the changelog has. Here's what's in store for you N95-1 users in the coming-very-soon firmware update:
New features
Flash Lite 3 support added
Widget (Web runtime) support added
Default year changed to 2008
Improvements
General stability improvements.
Pre-defined access point kept after switching to different type SIM card.
Localization improvements.
Standby ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
According to Symbian Freak (via NokNok), a major update to the N95 is coming soon. This update will include support for Widgets (Web Run-Time) and Flash Lite 3, among other things. Very impressive! It's kind of a shame that you'll be able to get Flash support on ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
The Nokia N95 8GB NAM, also known as the "N95-4" has been released. The retail price is $799.
According to Andrew Leung, who has some excellent unboxing pics, some changes include:
Improved browser
Faster OS
"Gorgeous" screen
Suddenly my N95-3 is feeling pretty old...
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